Drizzle expected at the coast early Thursday

A surfer drops in at Scripps Pier Wednesday, backed by the marine layer offshore.

Gary Robbins

A surfer drops in at Scripps Pier Wednesday, backed by the marine layer offshore.

A surfer drops in at Scripps Pier Wednesday, backed by the marine layer offshore. (Gary Robbins)

An offshore eddy will cycle moist air ashore overnight, thickening the marine layer and likely producing sporadic drizzle along the San Diego County coastline early Thursday. The eddy may ease. But clouds could hug most of the coast most of the day. The National Weather Service says Lindbergh Field in San Diego will only reach 66 degrees on Thursday -- three degrees below normal -- and the high is expected to be 65 on Friday. Only modest warming is expected along the coast on Saturday and Sunday. Inland areas will be 10-15 degrees warmer. But as we noted during an earlier post, there's no sign that sticky monsoon moisture will flow into the county anytime soon.